Rebecca Loved Her Birthday Cake!

As you can see, she certainly got into it!

She Turns One Today, But We Celebrate Tomorrow

Grandpa and Grandma Cook visted with Rebecca once before, as seen in this photo. Tomorrow (Saturday), they'll be back to celebrate her first birthday (which is actually today, March 30th)! We'll have cake and lots of fun. Aunt Lisa, Uncle Jim, and Cousins Robin and Joey will be here too---9 people in all!

Boy, How We Love This Little Girl!

China Image from Mrs. McCann (4)

China Image from Mrs. McCann (3)

Rebecca Likes Dr. Sedgwick

Our next-door neighbors, Martha and Tim Sedgwick, have long prayed for us that we could finally bring Rebecca home. It's clear from these shots that Tim knows how to bring a smile to a baby!

Rebecca Meets Our Close Friends Jim and Kathleen!

Kathleen and Jim Chesson have been two of our strongest supporters during the long wait we had for Rebecca. How terrific that they finally get to hold her!

China Image from Mrs. McCann (2)

China Image from Mrs. McCann (1)

Rebecca, Safe in Her Crib at Home in Virginia

Rebecca in Her Crib at the Orphanage

The Cribs at the Fuling SWI

This video shows where Rebecca slept in the orphanage in Fuling, before we were able to come to her. I think this is the last video from China that I'll post on the blog. It's time to start posting some current photos of Rebecca, and how wonderfully she is doing at home in Virginia!

Rebecca's Last Nanny at the Social Welfare Institute

While we visited the SWI, we were able to take some great photos of Rebecca with the last nanny there to care for her. We got our guide, Lifeng, to write down her name in both English and Chinese (see inset in photo). In English it is Huang Guangrong.

Video at the Fuling Orphanage (SWI)

Back on Wednesday, March 7, 2007, we all visited the Social Welfare Institute (SWI) in Fuling where our babies spent much of their previous lives. At the time, I posted a few photos (click here), but now that we're back at home, I can post a little video: